From the laboratory to the market, with less risk and greater credibility
AIMPLAS helps reduce the technological and regulatory risks facing your start-up, validates your technology, accelerates your time to market and supports you in structuring funded projects that extend your financial runway.
- 35+ years of experience in plastics and manufacturing processes
- 270+ multidisciplinary professionals
- 12,000 m² of technical facilities
- 50+ pilot plants for plastics processing and recycling
- ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratories
- Access to funding opportunities and a European innovation network
WHERE TO START
Free initial assessment
Before discussing services, we take the time to understand your technology, your target market and your key challenges, enabling us to recommend the most appropriate route for your business.
✓ Assessment report outlining your current position, technical and regulatory risks, and opportunities for validation and scale-up.
✓ Recommended Launch, Grow or Scale pathway, or a tailored combination of these.
✓ Guidance on national and European funding opportunities.
STARTUP MEMBERS PROGRAMME
20% discount*
Following the initial assessment and prior to becoming an AIMPLAS member company (*), you will receive a 20% discount on the following services:
Conferences, seminars and technical events
Training courses
THREE PATHWAYS, ONE CONTINUOUS JOURNEY
Where is your start-up on its growth journey?
Each package combines technical, regulatory and funding support tailored to your technology’s stage of maturity. Start with the package that best suits your current needs or progress through them as your business grows.
Launch
From idea to Capital.
- Tech Market Fit Sprint Technical and regulatory assessment.
- PoC Lab Pack Pilot plant facilities for prototypes and sample production.
- Grant Readiness Funding roadmap.
- Technical Due Diligence for Launch Support for investment readiness and corporate partnerships.
Grow
From pilot to market value.
- Validation and Certification Accredited testing and regulatory compliance.
- Pilot Scale-Up Pilot plant facilities and technical support.
- Regulatory Compliance + LCA Regulations, life cycle assessment and carbon footprint.
- Grant Readiness Funding roadmap.
- Technical Due Diligence for Growth Support for investment readiness and corporate partnerships.
Scale
From validation to global market.
- Demo Lab & Industrialisation Demonstrators and semi-industrial trials.
- Corporate & Ecosystem Access Connections with companies, innovation hubs and platforms.
- Grant Readiness Funding roadmap.
- Technical Due Diligence for Scale Support for advanced funding rounds, M&A and strategic partnerships.
SECTORS & CHALLENGES
Materials specialists addressing today's major industrial challenges
We support deep-tech start-ups developing advanced polymer materials and related technologies, with a cross-sector approach focused on addressing today’s key industrial and societal challenges.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
Tell us about your challenge and book your initial assessment
Share a few basic details with us and we’ll get in touch to arrange a suitable date and introduce the AIMPLAS team who will carry out your initial assessment.